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‘Exploration at Its Greatest’: 45 Years Since the Mission of Apollo 15 (Part 2)
Since the evening of 20/21 July 1969, it had become something of a tradition for the commander of each Apollo lunar landing mission to make a comment as he took his first steps on the Moon. Following Neil Armstrong’s historic words to the tongue-in-cheek quip made by Apollo 12’s Pete Conrad to Al Shepard’s remark […] More
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in NASA, Moon, Space, Lunar Rover‘The Reality of the Situation’: 45 Years Since the Mission of Apollo 15 (Part 1)
Four hundred miles (640 km) to the north of the Moon’s equator lies a place called Hadley: a small patch of Mare Imbrium at the base of the Apennine Mountains—some of which rise to 4,000 feet (1,200 meters)—and a 25-mile (40-km) meandering gorge, known as Hadley Rille. In July 1971, Apollo 15 Commander Dave Scott […] More
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‘Mr. Galileo Was Correct’: The Grand Voyage of Apollo 15 (Part 2)
As July burned into August 1971, three sons of Planet Earth were midway through their exploration of the Moon. Aboard the command and service module Endeavour, astronaut Al Worden operated a sophisticated array of scientific equipment from orbit, whilst his Apollo 15 crewmates Dave Scott and Jim Irwin were on the surface at a place called Hadley—a […] More
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in AmericaSpace, Space, Ben Evans
‘Man Must Explore’: The Grand Voyage of Apollo 15 (Part 1)
Four hundred miles (640 km) to the north of the Moon’s equator lies a place called Hadley: a small patch of Mare Imbrium at the base of the Apennine Mountains, some of which rise to 4,000 feet (1,200 meters), and a 25-mile (40 km) meandering gorge, known as Hadley Rille. In July 1971, Apollo 15 […] More
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Boeing’s CST-100 Completes Interface Test at NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Boeing recently tested systems that will be used on Boeing’s Commercial Space Transportation (CST-100) spacecraft. The interface test was conducted between Mission Control Center (MCC) and software which will be used on Boeing’s commercial offering. The tests were conducted at NASA’s Johnson Space Center located in Houston, Texas. More
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NASA Selects Four Potential Mars Landing Sites for InSight Mission
In late November, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft is expected to thunder away from Earth on a one-way trip to study the thin atmosphere of Mars, but the next mission to land on the Red Planet’s surface will not launch until March 2016 at the earliest. In preparation for that mission, NASA announced today the selection of […] More
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Media Relations Hit Snag With CASSIOPE Launch—UPDATE
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has had its fair share of issues with the media. With the upcoming launch of the Cassiope mission, a new wrinkle has emerged: Media are currently not permitted to attend the liftoff of this historic flight as guests of SpaceX. Cassiope will be the first non-NASA flight of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 […] More
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Launch of Cassiope Slips to Sept. 10
The first launch of Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on the first mission not relating to a NASA initiative, will have to wait a bit longer. Liftoff of the Cassiope communications satellite on the highly successful F9 launch vehicle has been pushed back five days, from […] More
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AmericaSpace Video Feature: Arrival of MAVEN’s Atlas V
[youtube_video]http://youtu.be/xNJ8LSsRmn8[/youtube_video] Video courtesy of AmericaSpace / Wired4Space CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — United Launch Alliance’s ULA Mariner, a ship owned by Foss Marine, delivered the Atlas V 401 rocket which will be used to power NASA’s Mars Atmosphere Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission on its way to Mars. Launch is currently scheduled to take place on Nov. 18 […] More
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ULA Mariner Delivers Atlas V Rocket for NASA’s MAVEN Mission to Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — United Launch Alliance (ULA) and NASA greeted the Atlas V 401 launch vehicle that will be used to send NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft on its way to the Red Planet. Earlier this morning, technicians offloaded the rocket’s two stages from the ULA Mariner in preparation for a Nov. […] More
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Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser Awarded Additional Milestone Funding by NASA
Today, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced that NASA has amended SNC’s Dream Chaser Space Act Agreement (SAA) to include two additional, optional milestones in the development of their Dream Chaser spacecraft. The company hopes to eventually provide NASA crew transport to the International Space Station and other low-Earth orbit destinations. More
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SpaceX’s Grasshopper Ascends, Conducts Lateral Manuevers
Space Exploration Technologies, more commonly known as “SpaceX,” successfully completed another test flight of the company’s Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) “Grasshopper” vehicle today, Aug. 13. The Grasshopper—described as, essentially, a Falcon 9 test rig—flew to an altitude of 250 meters and conducted a 100 meter lateral (horizontal) move. Upon completion of these maneuvers, Grasshopper […] More
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